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The Assistant lives: Google says it will 'adjust' its timeline for its Gemini transition
By Nickolas Diaz published
Re-evaluating Google walked back its plans to remove the Assistant in 2025, stating it will take another look for a "seamless" transition.

YouTube Shorts starts a 'dislike' test to help make sense of the confusing process
By Nickolas Diaz published
Like it or not YouTube Shorts detailed a test to facilitate the clarity and understanding of its thumbs-down button for users.

Gemini can now tell you whether a video was generated with Google AI
By Brady Snyder published
Deepfake detector Google is building SynthID watermark detection capabilities into Gemini, making it

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 quietly upgrades Pixel phones where it counts
By Jay Bonggolto published
It's here! Google's latest Android 16 beta adds a dimmable flashlight, lets you hide the At a Glance widget, and makes navigation buttons customizable.

NotebookLM now turns your source material into tables ready for Google Sheets
By Brady Snyder published
Easy exports NotebookLM is gaining a Data Table feature that helps you visualize information from sources in charts that can be exported to Google Sheets.

Meet the Exynos 2600: Samsung's major leap in chipset technology for Galaxy S26
By Sanuj Bhatia published
Samsung's next-gen chip Samsung has officially unveiled the Exynos 2600, featuring a 10-core CPU and promises big gains in performance, efficiency, and thermal management.

Android 16 Beta lets Pixel users finally ditch the 'At a Glance' widget from their home screen
By Jay Bonggolto published
Take back your homescreen Google's latest Android beta finally lets you turn off the Pixel's stubborn At a Glance widget, a major win for home screen control.

Google preps a fix for what's probably the Phone app's most annoying trait
By Nickolas Diaz published
Sideways no more Google is testing a solution to a problematic issue Android users have with the Phone app when on a call.
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